Chapter 137 - 137 136 Entering the Village

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137: Chapter 136: Entering the Village 137: Chapter 136: Entering the Village “The Lin Family Troupe is here!” Lin Shanhu, leading a hundred robust young men of the Lin Family Troupe, responded in unison. Their imposing presence was like the force piercing through rainbows, so fierce that it knocked Lin Fugui off his stone seat, while the surrounding riffraff trembled with fear, resembling frightened mice looking for holes to hide in. “Whoever blocks our way into the village shall be killed without mercy!” These lines, echoing powerfully from Liu Hun’s lips, weighed a ton and resounded mightily! To the ears of the Lin Family Troupe’s disciples, these familiar lines from the stage stirred them even more, for though they had shed their theatrical costumes, they were following the true commander! As soon as Liu Hun spoke, he charged first into the group of hooligans, heading straight for Lin Fugui. Anyone daring enough to confront him was tossed away like rubbish. “Where the commander points, the blade follows! Disciples of the Lin Family Troupe, follow me!” Lin Shanhu roared, his classical stage lines now oozing the vigor of a young man’s wild heart. Lin Mengmei, with her lithe skills, followed Lin Shanhu and her fellow brothers. Any encounter with the bullies led to them being struck with moves that caused true physical pain, nothing like the fancy but ineffective acrobatics on stage. “Real! Really invigorating! I want to join too!” Qin Yue, watching Liu Hun fight fiercely, felt a heat surge through her and yearned to rush into the fray. Luckily, Luo Xiangjun was sensible and quickly held Qin Yue back, insisting, “Sister Qin Yue, you mustn’t! Although Liu Hun and the others are formidable, the other side has many people — several hundred! And with all this murky dust flying around, you won’t be able to find yourself if you go. Let’s wait here. There might be other things we’ll need to do soon.” After much effort, Luo Xiangjun managed to restrain Qin Yue. All the women watching were delightfully thrilled, each privately fantasizing about dragging their man of choice into bed. The hundreds of good-for-nothing ruffians that Lin Fugui had trouble assembling were now crumpling under the fists and feet of Liu Hun and the Lin Family Troupe as if they were mere paper figures. Before long, those who could dash away did, while the ones who couldn’t escape due to trembling legs quickly knelt and knocked their heads in supplication. “Where is Lin Fugui?” Liu Hun glanced over the area, thick with men laid out on the ground, but couldn’t spot Lin Fugui anywhere after several searches. “I don’t have him here either!” Lin Mengmei, wiping sweat from her brow, reported to Liu Hun. “Brother Guan, I haven’t seen him on this side either.” Lin Shanhu called from another direction with the same result. It was the same story from the other disciples around; nobody had seen Lin Fugui! Trouble had arisen! A bad thought surfaced in Liu Hun’s mind. Surely, Lin Fugui had run off to inform Xie Heguo. He had planned to capture Lin Fugui before he could alert Xie Heguo. What’s done was done; Liu Hun quickly gathered everyone and commanded, “Listen up, everyone! Get suited up with protective masks and gear, and let’s rescue the people! Any villager who’s seriously sick or injured, we must carry them out of Wanbao Village by any means! Once the people are saved, we’ll take further action!” “What action?” Qin Yue, rolling up her sleeves in readiness, had a gaze that seemed like she could devour Liu Hun. “We need to move everything that can be moved from all the small workshops in the front part of the village onto the tractor at the village entrance. Everything that can’t be moved, smash it! If we meet people who stubbornly block us and don’t see reason, take them down! Move out now!” Liu Hun commanded, and everyone suited up in protective gear and masks and followed him into the front of the village. As the old saying goes, ‘With every clever tactic, there’s a countermove.’ Lin Fugui may have been shameless, but he was certainly not foolish. Liu Hun led the charge into the village, smashing the small workshops to pieces and loading all the moveable chemical products onto the tractor. However, somehow not a single injured or sick person was found, let alone any corpses. Instead, there were many lively villagers impeding their work. Just as the last batch of chemical products was loaded onto the tractor, Lin Fugui, having slipped away, arrived at the front of the village with Xie Heguo, Zhao Mingjie, and all the police officers from the town station. “What are you doing? What is this? Put it down! Put it all down for me, now!” As soon as Lin Fugui reached the village entrance, bolstered by Xie Heguo at his side, he began to bluster aggressively. Liu Hun waved his hand, signaling his people not to act rashly. After all, Xie Heguo was a legitimate government official, a parent official, and he was also accompanied by Zhao Mingjie. If a fight broke out, not only would Zhao Mingjie be put in a difficult position, but they would also be accused by Xie Heguo of serious allegations. “Disturbing the peace! Vandalism, theft, damaging the interests of the people! What kind of behavior is this? Huh?!” Xie Heguo’s eyes were as wide as saucers, staring at the village, which seemed to him like a fountain endlessly spewing money—money that Liu Hun had just interrupted. How could he stand for it?! “Mayor Xie, whether you are aware or not of what’s going on in the village, I’ve got to say this! If things keep going like this in the village, many people will die! Who then will take the responsibility?” Liu Hun locked eyes with Xie Heguo, looking like two roosters in a cockfight, each eager to peck the other to death. “Utter nonsense! Complete bullshit! Mr. Lin, you say people are dying in the village? Where are the bodies? Show them to me! Not even a single sick person! It’s nothing but baseless rumors. Clearly just jealous of the village’s newfound wealth, inciting a bunch of riffraff to wreak havoc!” Lin Fugui pointed at Liu Hun as he spoke, sounding pretty ridiculous to anyone listening. “Hey! Liu Hun, you’re getting too big for your britches, trying to school me now? Who’s the mayor here—you or me? Officer Zhao, take away everyone involved in the vandalism today!” Xie Heguo snapped at Zhao Mingjie, who was beside him. As soon as Xie Heguo finished speaking, Lin Shanhu, Qin Yue, Luo Xiangjun, Lin Mengmei, and Shi Lan, along with others, stepped forward, clearly ready to protect Liu Hun. Mayor Xie, seeing this turnout, panicked for the first time on his own turf. Lin Fugui, who had just been talking big, now cowered behind Zhao Mingjie, peering out and calculating his escape. “Mayor Xie, I think there’s a reason for all this. If... if we arrest people on a large scale, not only do we lack the manpower, but it might also trigger a mass incident that could become very troublesome once the county or even the city finds out,” Zhao Mingjie quickly took the chance to say to Xie Heguo, feeling torn between her duties as a subordinate and enforcer and her desire to stand with Lin Shanhu and Qin Yue. “These... So you’re saying we just let them go? Who gets to decide this? Can such a big issue just be dropped? How will I continue to lead Taiping Town as mayor? If we simply let these people go, how can I be accountable to the residents of the village?” Xie Heguo glared at Zhao Mingjie. He was slippery as an eel; he understood Zhao Mingjie’s words better than anyone, but he couldn’t back down now as the leader of Tianping Town. Just when it seemed like things were about to escalate severely, Liu Hun suddenly turned to his people and said, “I’ll go back with them alone. Remember, no matter what, don’t give the chemicals on the tractor back to Lin Fugui or anyone else from the village!” He was most concerned about the harmful chemicals. After giving his instruction, Liu Hun, with hands behind his back and head held high, came forward and said to Xie Heguo, “Mayor Xie, I, Liu Hun, started this, so it has nothing to do with the others. I am willing to go with you to make things clear.” Xie Heguo internally breathed a sigh of relief, then harshly huffed, thinking, Liu Hun, you always ruin my plans. In a crowd, I really can’t get to you, but now that you’ve stepped forward playing the hero, I’ll show you who’s really in charge here in Taiping! “Fine! You’ve got guts! Officer Zhao, take only Liu Hun away! I want to interrogate him personally!” Xie Heguo said coldly to Zhao Mingjie, and as she went to Liu Hun, he turned and left with his people. He knew very well that if he could handle Liu Hun, the rest would be malleable as clay, ready to be shaped as he pleased. Seeing Zhao Mingjie troubled, Liu Hun smiled and said, “Don’t be torn, I’ll go with you. Ten Xie Heguos couldn’t touch me.” Zhao Mingjie stealthily glanced at Liu Hun, feeling as if she were the one arrested, still preoccupied with the night’s events in the car. She nodded slightly at Liu Hun and, without handcuffing him, led him away. “Hey! Are we really letting them take Hun away just like that?! Officer Zhao... isn’t being considerate at all!” Qin Yue stomped her foot anxiously. Luo Xiangjun was also in a panic but understood Liu Hun’s intentions. She quickly gathered several key people and said, “Everyone, don’t panic. Liu Hun has a reason for going with them. The most important goal for us staying here is to take care of these chemicals. If we resisted Mayor Xie or got arrested, these harmful chemicals would go back into circulation.” “Ms. Luo, what should we do now? And what about Hun?” Qin Yue grasped her, asking urgently. Luo Xiangjun looked in the direction Liu Hun had gone, consoling others as if consoling herself, “Liu Hun will be alright, we must believe in him. Right now, we need to get these substances to a safe place and not let Liu Hun’s efforts go to waste!” “To our Wanbao Village! Once they’re in the village, let’s see who dares to meddle!” Qin Yue quickly added. Luo Xiangjun nodded and immediately motioned for the Lin Family’s people to escort the tractor to the village. The remaining villagers and scoundrels from the front village could only watch them leave, still smarting from the recent scuffle and daring not to interfere. Luo Xiangjun and the others escorted the tractor to Wanbao Village, but everyone’s hearts were heavy with worry, wondering how Liu Hun was faring now.

Chapter 137 - 137 136 Entering the Village

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